My World of Music – est. 2013
(9/10) This time I would like to draw your attention to an album that has been launched already a few weeks ago – ‘From the Gallery of Sleep’ by Night Verses. The band, hailing from Los Angeles, California, was founded in 2012 and is a trio. Nick DePirro, Reilly Herrera and Aric Improta are the... Continue Reading →
Prog rockers Anathema will perform a few special acoustic shows in October this year. The dates are mentioned further down this post. David Cavanagh says about the shows: “Welcome to a new Anathema experience: Ambient Acoustic. In exploring what we might do to expand the music still further, out of thin air came the idea to arrange... Continue Reading →
Anathema announced a 'Best of...' album for October this year. 'Internal Landscapes 2008-2018)' is a compilation of the band's cooperation with KSCOPE/Edel and features songs from the last 10 years. Daniel Cavanagh comments: “The band isn’t just a way of life, its been much more than that. To us, as a family, writing music of such... Continue Reading →
(8/10) In case you stumble over Foscor’s new release by coincident you might wonder why this longplayer gets a review on MHMB. Digging a bit deeper into the background of the release as well as of the band reveals the roots of this metal band from Catalonia. Foscor started in 1997 as a black metal... Continue Reading →
The last riffs of the Wacken 2018 edition haven't even been played yet, while an outlook to 2019 kicks-off some extra excitement. First bands have been already announced and here are they are: Sabaton Parkway Drive Demons & Wizards Powerwolf Airbourne Rose Tattoo Within Temptation Meshuggah Krokus Dark Funeral Avatar The 'Wacken days'... Continue Reading →
Swedish quintet Soen released their latest album ‘Lykaia’ in 2017 and it’s this fall that the band will launch a renewed version of their third longplayer. ‘Lykaia Revisited’ will be unleashed in a remastered edition on September 14th and will feature a new artwork and three live songs. Tracklist: Sectarian Orison Lucidity Opal Jinn Sister... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Rock pioneers Marillion have a long track record in music. The band, that debut with 'Script for a Jester's Tear', has unveiled many brilliant rock albums from then till now. Most Marillion longplayers went right into the charts, some of those even achieving gold status. The latest studio release of Steve Rothery and bandmates... Continue Reading →
(*/10) An album that doesn't entirely fit into the context of Markus' Heavy Music Blog is the newest release of guitar legend Al Di Meola. Therefor I will not write a regular review for the album, but I still want to mention it. The passionate and talented musician from New Jersy is one of the... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Not only that Muenster-based alternative metal band Black Space Riders delivers exquisite records; they also do it in a fast fashion. Six months after having published the terrific ‘Amoretum Vol. 1’ album the next record waits in the starting blocks. ‘Amoretum Vol. 2’ will be unveiled end of July and by this the band... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Former The Melvins bass player Mark Deutron unveils end of July his next solo album. ‘Brief Sensuality & Western Violence’ is Deutron sixth solo album and features 50 minutes of art rock that puts quite some demands on the listener. This longplayer isn’t an easy swinging album or a riff factory that acts as... Continue Reading →
(9/10) The recording starts with an excited crowd that welcomes the first samples, marking the beginning of a Haken show that took place st Melkweg in Amsterdam in spring 2017. The concert the last one of Halen‘s 10th anniversary tour that led t through Europe and North America. The main focus of this show was... Continue Reading →
(8/10) One of the most vital German cities, Hamburg, is the home base of art rock band Galaxy Space Man. The quartet from the Elbe-city launched their first record ‘…But Heaven is Clear’ in 2013. Positive reactions by media and fans was motivation enough to continue. this exciting journey. Live shows followed and it took... Continue Reading →
